Valve has released its list of the best-selling new games on Steam for 2025, featuring major titles like Monster Hunter Wilds despite its poor PC performance. The top 12 includes surprises amid technical criticisms from experts. Other notable entries highlight a mix of blockbusters and strategy games.
Valve revealed the official list of best-selling games on Steam for 2025 on December 29, 2025. The rankings cover the top 24 new releases, divided into two groups with no specific order within each.
The top 12 consists of:
- Monster Hunter Wilds
- Elden Ring Nightreign
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
- EA Sports FC 26
- Borderlands 4
- Schedule I
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Civilization VII
- Battlefield 6
- Dune Awakening
- Arc Raiders
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Positions 13 through 24 include:
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Dispatch
- Dying Light: The Beast
- Anno 117: Pax Romana
- Europa Universalis V
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Split Fiction
- Inzoi
- Doom: The Dark Ages
- Stellar Blade
- Digimon Story: Time Stranger
Monster Hunter Wilds secured a spot in the top 12, outperforming Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, even after Digital Foundry named it one of the worst PC ports of 2025. The game has faced ongoing issues like framerate hitching and texture pop-in, persisting after its Title 4 Update. Analyst Alex Battaglia remarked, “Definitely one of the poorest games I’ve reviewed in a long time from a technical performance perspective,” during Digital Foundry’s annual review video.
Civilization VII also made the top 12 despite launch problems and fan backlash over new features and a content-light endgame. Capcom, publisher of Monster Hunter Wilds, has pledged major performance fixes in 2026, though they will roll out over several months. By the game's one-year anniversary, PC players may still await a smoother experience, contrasting with Capcom's stronger showings in titles like Pragmata and Resident Evil Requiem.
